The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-09

him how came it? He re-
piled that she tried to get 1t away
from him, and in thu scufil II was
tom of. Ga another occ asion bef)r
this he told me that he had stated to
ran away with her when she was
eingle, and that her father, Mr.. God
win, had caught them about two
blocks of and taken her back with
him, and that on anothsr occasion
thsy started to run of aud while he
was helping her out OF the window
her father caught him and told him
never TO come into the house any
more. never heard him make any
threats against either OF the parties
named.
The next evidence submitted and
read by Gen. Turner was the
Deposition OF mrs. Annie M. Polk
My name is Annie M. Polk. My
m alden name was Annis M. Goodwin.
MY husbands nams Is John j. Polk.
We rsside at No. 249 Union street. /
am the only sister Of the defendant
He has one brother 10 years old. Rue
sell Ia tenderly attached to us all-is an
affectionats son and brother. He is
very nervous ard restless, aud has been
30 nj his life. His general disposition
Is amiable, kind and considerate.
Mrs. Polk goes on to detail instances
OF Russsll's peculiar manner, and to
conobora'e statements already pub.
lished In regard to the mothers health.
She resumes as follows: These
moods OF my brother hav4 increased
very greatly within the last twelve
m 1nths. The cause was the circuls-
ton In January, 1883, OF &C lndals in
which my name was connected with
that OF Thos. Dalton, and to the effect
that he had been fred upon by my
husband while escaping from my bed
70 ON the receipt OF an anonymous
letter, ackn owledged to be from Mr..
Dalton, accusing me OF crimes OF the
grossest character at Monteage; an
anonymous letter received by my
father, accusing him OF corrupting
ana d .bsuohing the daughter OF q
friend demands made on my father
and myself for money; letter re-
ceived q few days before December
9th, written by Mr.. Dalton, written
and dated as II from Chicago, brought
to me by Renteel looking stranger
who informed me that he had
called twice before seeing me,
in which letter Mr.. Dalton demanded
money OF me. The receipts and con.
tents OF this letter told my husband
OF, he telling my father and brother,
ali OF which my brother was fully
aware Of, and his moodiness and de-
lection seemed to increase greatly at.
Ter the receipt OF the letter just named
from Mr.. Dalton. The acts and con-
duct OF Mr.. Dalton were threatening
toward me on two occasions. The
FIRST was one afternoon In the winter
OF 1886 / returned home and found
Mr.. Dalton standing at my front gate.
II demanded OF me why l had ceased
speaking to him told him to leave
10 90 away. He refused to do 60,
pressing in the gate after me. ! asked
him again to leave, and he placed his
hand on his pistol pocket, partially
drawing pistol, and said he would
die where he was unless promised to
speak to him when l next met him on
the street. / made the promise
aud he Immediately left. The
next occasion was in July.
While at Mon,esgle / received two
letters from Mr.. Dalton, which / did
not answer. Or Sunday, July 18th,
l noticed among the arrivals on the
noon train, as l thought, Mr.. Dalton,
but was NOT confident until saw the
register and noticed his name, ~. I.
Dalton, Memphis, Tenn.," among the
lats q rivals. Immediately went TO
my room, remaining there with my
mother until supper time, when l
came down stairs, and on passing one
Of the water c1olers, found myself
near Dalton. He spoke to me and
demanded why l had not answered
his letters. / told him / did not
choose to d 80, and did not intend to
do 90, OF which he put his hand on
his pistol and Threatened to use it,
did not say when or on whom, but l
BIC ,me very much alarmed, and fear
Ind scene, asked him what he
waited. He said II l would promise
! to write to him, to answer his Letters,
no would leave Mont Eagle on the first
train. l promised to do 80 II he
would do % he had agreed
leave on the first train l then
noticed that MIR. Dalton was dis.
Vuised, his hair aud moustache
being dyed very dark, and the
natural color being light. / then
passed on In to supper, and
that was all that occurred be-
tween Mr.. Dalton and me at
Monteagle. The disguise prevented
me from recognizing him at irst. He
left tho mex morning on the $3.50
o'clock train, suppose, as | never
saw him after that night, aud that be-
ing the first train that left Montesgle.
/ marked the copy OF thu anonymou US
letter,which contained charges against
my virtus aud good name, aud marked
| ths same Exhibit l." The charges
aud accusations in that letter are false,
I never was at Hnrricans Springs, and
did not in the summer Of 1886 60 from
In $50 Springs to Monteagle,in order -
b. with Dalton. went directly from
Memphis 10 MonteaSle with my
mother My husband was not at
Monteagle that year or ever. My
husband did not find Mr.. Dalton 10
my DOM at Monteagle and have
diff ,ulty with him. Mr.. Dalton was
not in my 10 Dm, nor was in any room
with him at Monteagle. went there
with my mother, and she and l and
my little brother occupied the same
room. II is not true that gave Mr..
Dalton money to support him. l did
not travel to New York with him nor
occupy the came room with him in
that city, Inever made but one trip
| to New York city, aud that was in
company with my husband and for
medical treatment. l left Mem phis
for New York on the 18th Of March,
1885. 1 did not SEQ Mr.. Dalton Ia
New York. 1t ia not true he vas ever
In my bed chamber, or that he was
shot at bymy husba and while eseaping
from there. There Is no truth In the
statement that went to Mr.. Dalton
with $1,000 in my possession and pro-
posed to elope with him, nor that he
refused TO accede to my propagation,
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